... a slight right side enlargement. Then he started getting short of breath when walking. They sent him to a lung specialist who rand lung test. One in 5 came back bad and when when his oxygen for 4 minutes it dropped to 90 percent. ... (0 replies)

... i was definitely out of shape and probably a tad overweight, not entirely healthy as i would have to go to the doctor for these scary chest pains that they described as air or gas etc. ... (1 replies)

... where to start OK over the past 2 weeks I have been noticing that when I do something other than sitting down be it walking up stairs or around the kitchen cleaning my lungs kind of burn and i feel out of breath once it comes on it can take a day to go back to being bearable again.I went to the hospital yesterday and they ran a blood test ECG and X-ray of my chest they said... (0 replies)

... member having it, only i lived with my maternal grandmother for the first 8 years of my life. Doc thinks i may have picked it up from her. I do remember having a bad flu when she passed, maybe that was it. Doc also said that i was probably treated for a chest infection instead of TB. ... (2 replies)

... last 5 years a pack a day. I've always had problems with lingering bronchitis, even as a child. Had a really bad bout of bronchitis about 2 years ago. It lasted about 4 months. Soon after recovering I noticed that I was coughing up brown specks in my phlegm. ... (0 replies)

... im 19 yrs old and for the last 6 months ive been getting really badchest and back pain just behind my left shoulder blade.i keep thin kin its my heart but idd probably be dead by now. ... (1 replies)

... Hi Jon,
What cardio do you do in the gym?
I've done a lot of running and cycling all my life but had an injury and I seemed to have 6months worth of colds too that combined with the lower level of cardio, decreased my lung capacity, albeit temporary!
However, over last few months I have been gradually increasing high level cardio (cycling and running) and my lung... (2 replies)

... i went for a jog last night and about 2-3 mins in i got badchest pains i go gym 5 times a week doing alot of cardio and weights but i never do jogging or running due this pain just brisk walking any answers plz :confused: (2 replies)

... Hi, I would ask for a sputum test & have them send it to lab to see if there is anything growing from it i.e. mycobacterium.
I have had 'all the symptom' you mentioned, and just recently, I also had night sweats, low grade fever, chest/lung pain left side over near heart,
back pain, shortness breath, cough productive with same stuff being let up....
turned out I had ... (3 replies)

... months after I had resumed smoking, I felt the same tightness in my chest and upper back region. It came and went though, and I did my best to ignore it! In time though,. I caught a virus that led into a badchest cold. ... (10 replies)

... I think my husband might be in the same situation your husband is in. He had a very bad fall, but it took 2 weeks for the problem to appear, after 3 days of heavy physical labor. He also has a pleural effusion, and he is tired and can't do much. ... (16 replies)

... and they could be missing it. He says he can feel something is wrong but he cannot explain exactly what, he says he can feel something is wrong down on his left chest and also in his stomach. He can feel it if he does deep breathing? ... (16 replies)

... e said that if my hubby had not had an accident to cause his lung problem they would have been very worried but as they know it was all caused by him hurting his chest they are happy. His chest xray has come back showing he has a Pleural Effusion? ... (16 replies)